SIST EN ISO 21068-3:2024

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2024
Kemijska analiza surovin in ognjevzdržnih izdelkov, ki vsebujejo silicijev karbid,
silicijev nitrid, silicijev oksinitrid in sialon - 3. del: Določevanje dušika, kisika ter
kovinskih in oksidnih sestavin (ISO 21068-3:2024)
Chemical analysis of raw materials and refractory products containing silicon-carbide,
silicon-nitride, silicon-oxynitride and sialon - Part 3: Determination of nitrogen, oxygen
and metallic and oxidic constituents (ISO 21068-3:2024)
Chemische Analyse von Rohstoffen und feuerfesten Erzeugnissen, die Siliziumcarbid,
Siliziumnitrid, Siliziumoxynitrid und Sialon enthalten - Teil 3: Bestimmung des Gehaltes
an Stickstoff, Sauerstoff sowie metallischen und oxidischen Bestandteilen (ISO 21068-
3:2024)
Analyse chimique des matières premières et des produits réfractaires contenant du
carbure de silicium, du nitrure de silicium, de l’oxynitrure de silicium et du sialon - Partie
3: Dosage de l'azote, de l'oxygène et des constituants métalliques et oxydés (ISO 21068
-3:2024)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 21068-3:2024
ICS:
71.040.40 Kemijska analiza Chemical analysis
81.080 Ognjevzdržni materiali Refractories
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 21068-3
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 81.080 Supersedes EN ISO 21068-3:2008
English Version
Chemical analysis of raw materials and refractory
products containing silicon-carbide, silicon-nitride, silicon-
oxynitride and sialon - Part 3: Determination of nitrogen,
oxygen and metallic and oxidic constituents (ISO 21068-
3:2024)
Analyse chimique des matières premières et des Chemische Analyse von Rohstoffen und feuerfesten
produits réfractaires contenant du carbure de silicium, Erzeugnissen, die Siliziumcarbid, Siliziumnitrid,
du nitrure de silicium, de l'oxynitrure de silicium et du Siliziumoxynitrid und Sialon enthalten - Teil 3:
SiAlON - Partie 3: Dosage de l'azote, de l'oxygène et des Bestimmung des Gehaltes an Stickstoff, Sauerstoff
constituants métalliques et oxydés (ISO 21068-3:2024) sowie metallischen und oxidischen Bestandteilen (ISO
21068-3:2024)
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European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 21068-3:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 33
"Refractories" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 187 “Refractory products and
materials” the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
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North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 21068-3:2024 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 21068-3:2024 without any
modification.
International
Standard
ISO 21068-3
Second edition
Chemical analysis of raw materials
2024-06
and refractory products containing
silicon-carbide, silicon-nitride,
silicon-oxynitride and sialon —
Part 3:
Determination of nitrogen, oxygen
and metallic and oxidic constituents
Analyse chimique des matières premières et des produits
réfractaires contenant du carbure de silicium, du nitrure de
silicium, de l’oxynitrure de silicium et du SiAlON —
Partie 3: Dosage de l'azote, de l'oxygène et des constituants
métalliques et oxydés
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ISO 21068-3:2024(en)
Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Determination of nitrogen and oxygen. 2
4.1 General .2
4.2 Combined determination of nitrogen and oxygen by an analyser with thermal
conductivity (TC) and infrared (IR) absorption detection .2
4.2.1 Principle .2
4.2.2 Reagents .3
4.2.3 Apparatus .3
4.2.4 Nickel pre-treatment .3
4.2.5 Calibration . . .4
4.2.6 Procedure .4
4.2.7 Precision .5
4.3 Determination of total nitrogen content by fusion decomposition .5
4.3.1 General .5
4.3.2 Principle .5
4.3.3 Reagents .5
4.3.4 Apparatus .5
4.3.5 Sample preparation .6
4.3.6 Procedure .6
4.3.7 Calculation and expression of results.7
4.3.8 Precision .8
4.4 Determination of total nitrogen content by Kjeldahl distillation .8
4.4.1 Principle .8
4.4.2 Reagents .8
4.4.3 Apparatus .9
4.4.4 Sample preparation .9
4.4.5 Procedure .9
4.4.6 Calculation and expression of results.10
4.4.7 Precision .10
4.5 Calculation of Si N content using total nitrogen content .10
3 4
4.5.1 Calculation .10
5 Determination of soluble iron by extraction with hydrochloric acid followed by
inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) .10
5.1 General .
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